Luke 20:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

They watched

Feign

They might deliver

Matthew 27:2

John 18:28

General references

Mark 3:2

Bible References

They watched

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

And those who seek my life lay snares for me; and those who seek my hurt speak sly things, and utter deceits all the day long.

For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is destroyed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off;

But I was like a docile lamb being brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had plotted evils against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may be remembered no more.

Then they said, Come and let us plot schemes against Jeremiah. For the Law shall not perish from the priest, nor wisdom from the wise, nor the Word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.

For I heard the slanders of many, Terror is all around! Expose! Yea, let us expose him! Every man of my peace is watching for my fall, saying, Perhaps he will be lured away, and we shall prevail over him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Then the Pharisees left and took counsel that they might entangle Him in words.

And they sent certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him, to catch Him in His words.

Feign

And Joab sent to Tekoah and brought a wise woman from there. And he said to her, Please pretend yourself to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes now, and do not anoint yourself with oil. But be like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, please, and disguise yourself so that you will not be known to be the wife of Jeroboam. And go to Shiloh. Behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me about being king over this people.

Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.

The haters of Jehovah would have been found liars to Him, and their time would have lasted forever.

They might deliver

And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium. And it was early. And they did not go into the praetorium, that they should not be defiled, and that they might eat the Passover.

General references

And they watched Him to see if He would heal him on the sabbath day, so that they might accuse Him.